Speech and Language Skills Checklist
Birth to One year of Age
The skills listed below are usually obtained by one year of age. Some skills are acquired earlier than
others, and this is completely normal.
Expressive Language Skills (speaking skills)
Skill
Yes
No
My child does that
Haven’t seen that
It’s Complicated
Notes
It’s Complicated
Notes
Sometimes or,
Don’t know that that means!
Coos
Babbles
Makes sounds
while playing
Vocalizes to get
attention
Waves bye
Laughs
Imitates sounds
(i.e., ah, ba)
Receptive Language Skills (understanding skills)
Skill
Yes
No
My child does that
Haven’t seen that
Sometimes or,
Don’t know that that means!
Smiles in
response to
familiar faces
Explores objects
with mouth
Responds to
name
Knows mama
and dada
Responds to
Music
Understand
names of objects
Plays Social
Games ( Peek-aBoo)
Created by Bridget Giraldo M.S.CCC-SLP © 2014 www.speechtherapytalk.com
Overview:
How to Use Checklist
This checklist is meant to be a guideline. My recommendation is to print it out and make a note in the
yes, no, or it’s complicated column for each skill. It may take a few days or even a few months of
observing. Make any notes of concerns or questions in the last column.
For professionals, this is a nice checklist to measure overall progress of your students or to give to
parents as a handout.
Uses:
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Explains speech and language milestones in simplified terms
Helps parents to understand if their child is on track or if there is anything that needs further
investigating
Keeps track of child’s progress concerning speech and language development
General guidelines for goal writing
Interpretation:
Your child’s profile does not diagnosis any disorder! It does not even indicate that your child needs or
doesn’t need an evaluation.
Instead, this checklist is designed to give parents and professionals a quick glance of what to expect
concerning their children’s speech and language development. It creates a broad picture of your child’s
current strengths and possible areas of need.
Created by Bridget Giraldo M.S.CCC-SLP © 2014 www.speechtherapytalk.com